unflattering

«unflattering» in Mova's school dictionary: making someone or something look or seem worse than they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unflattering)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unflattering means making someone or something look or seem worse than they really are, like an unflattering photo. tree →

2) Unflattering words are honest but not kind or praising. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: unflattering photos, clothes, light or haircuts. In media lessons, newspapers can choose unflattering pictures to make someone look bad – a form of bias. In feedback, an unflattering review points out problems.

examples

• That photo of me with my eyes shut is so unflattering! tree →
• The newspaper used an unflattering picture of the mayor. tree →
• Bright yellow light can be unflattering. tree →
• The critic wrote an unflattering review of the play. tree →
• The baggy uniform was unflattering on everyone. tree →
• The diary gives an unflattering picture of the queen. tree →

note

From «flatter», to praise too much or make look good. Opposite: «flattering». It does not mean «not flat».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unflattering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.